Perfumed pincushion.



G. J. LEWIS. PERPUMED PINOUSHION.

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GEORGE .ILEWIS, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PERFUME]? PINCUSHION.

Specification of Letters. Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed. January 18, 1907. Serial No. 352,847.

To all whom it, may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen J. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St.' Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Perfumed Pincushions ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved'perfumed pin cushion and has for itsobject a device of its kind containing sachet powder or other perfumematerial and which repre sents a miniature flour sack, thus producing anew and useful article of manufacture and an advertising noveltyemploying a minimum amount of sachet powder.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side view of my invention; Fig. 2 shows the cot ton batting orother material which is used as a filling; and Figs. 3, at, and 5illustrate the different steps andthe parts which are used during themanufacture of my invention.

In a general way, my invention consists of a miniature flour sack whichis filled or stuffed with soft material such as cotton batting orwadding and perfumed with sachet powder and closed. Such a device can beused as a pin cushion or for other purposes and provides a convenientand desirable means for advertising brands of flour or other materialsby printing or otherwise inscribing advertising matter, such as trademarks upon its surface.

In the drawings A is a bag representing a miniature flour sack which isfilled with soft material. This material is represented in Fig. 2 andconsists of a strip ofcotton batting which is of suitable length to beinserted when doubled over a blade 3 in the bag A as illustrated inFigs. 3 and 4. Before the cotton batting is inserted a thin layer of thestrip is thrown back and a quantity of sachet powder 1 is spread underthe strip which is subsequently returned to its original position. Thestrip of cotton batting is doubled over the blade with its powdered sideout and the sack is drawn down over the cotton batting. While the partsare supported by the blade a suitable hand implement such as the rod 4is thrust into the sack. After the bag is filled it is drawn off oftheblade and the cotton batting is shaped into the sides and lower cornersof the sack by means of the rod 4:. The sack is then placed in a vise 5and its,

mouth closed by stitching 6. The ears 7 are left protruding and arefastened by halfhitches of the stitching thread in the same manner as iscustomary in closing sacks of flour. The jaws 8 of the vise are closedby a foot lever 9 and a connecting cord 10 so as to pinch and hold themouth of the sack closed while itis being sewed.

, In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principleof operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and thatthe invention can be carried out by other means and applied to usesother than those above set forth within the scope of the followingclaim.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to protectby Letters Patent, is

As a new article of manufacture, a sack, a strip of soft material foldedwith laps within said sack, perfumed powder embedded in the laps of saidstrip adjacent to a side of said sack and means for holding said sackclosed.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' GEORGE J. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

M. G. LIOHTSCHEIDL, J. G. BRADBURY.

